The weaker sex

[Valmy]

Turns out women are more hard working, Jews are smarter, blacks are more physically able and gays have better social skills - removing the privilege from the white heterosexual male was not levelling the playing field, it was stacking the deck against him. 

If you have superior social skills the deck must be stacked against me indeed.

[rufweed]

Turns out women are more hard working, Jews are smarter, blacks are more physically able and gays have better social skills - removing the privilege from the white heterosexual male was not levelling the playing field, it was stacking the deck against him. 

You have better social skills than whom?

...lolz

[Monoriu]

Yeah, I grow up in one of the best schools in HK, and the female dominance is very apparent.  I was always in the minority, as the boys were kicked out or left.  Females mature earlier, work harder, are less likely to become trouble-makers, etc.  Same thing in the civil service (except the traditionally male dominated streams like engineering, IT, fire and police etc).  I think two thirds of the "generalist" civil service are females.  The male washrooms are always empty and the office are full of unmarried women.

[Valmy]

In general I do not really see what difference it makes, so long as we get good people into the right positions why does it matter if they are 60% female?

On an educational level I am sure educators will come around to this problem like they seem to be working on addressing getting higher STEM grades for girls.

But this is hardly news people have been talking about this for decades.

[Capetan Mihali]

On an educational level I am sure educators will come around to this problem like they seem to be working on addressing getting higher STEM grades for girls.

With what money?

[garbon]

Can't we just print more?

[Capetan Mihali]

Yes.  It's one of the perks of sovereignty.

[jimmy olsen]

Turns out women are more hard working, Jews are smarter, blacks are more physically able and gays have better social skills - removing the privilege from the white heterosexual male was not levelling the playing field, it was stacking the deck against him. 

You have better social skills than whom?

...lolz

Woah, Pdox flashback!

[MadImmortalMan]

School is a set of rules that accommodate some people more than others.

[Monoriu]

School is a set of rules that accommodate some people more than others.

Just like real world.

[Valmy]

School is a set of rules that accommodate some people more than others.

Just like real world.

Yep.  The most important thing you learn in school is how to put up with bullshit and authority figures.

[Ideologue]

And math.

[Warspite]

And math.

Grammar and spelling were pretty important too.

That and don't drop large chunks of pure sodium into water.

[Ideologue]

And math.

Grammar and spelling were pretty important too.

In the olden days.  English (or whatever language, but mainly English) is important, but parents can teach that easily.  Most parents aren't equipped to teach math.  That's what I would need schools for.

That and don't drop large chunks of pure sodium into water.

[Tamas]

In general I do not really see what difference it makes, so long as we get good people into the right positions why does it matter if they are 60% female?

My point exactly. We have smarter people getting better grades and more intellectual jobs and more athletic people being better in athletics but we are not worrying over that.